Trousers hanger



J. D. CUDD TROUSERS'HANGER Oct. 6, 1959 Filed March 8, l957 vmi M M J,

ATTORNEY? United States Patent ice TROUSERS HANGER Joseph D. Cudd,Boise, Idaho Application March 8, 1957, Serial No. 644,921

1 Claim. (Cl. 223-88) The present invention relates to trousers hangers,and more particularly to such devices which are adapted for attachmentto coat hangers.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a trousers hanger ofthe cuff engaging type which is adapted to be supported on and clampedto an ordinary wire coat hanger.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the classdescribed above which can be molded from plastic material and isinexpensive to manufacture, simple to use, and quite durable in heavyservice.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the followingspecification when considered in the light of the attached drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation with parts broken away forconvenience of illustration.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the invention shown removed from the coathanger with trousers shown attached thereto in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the invention.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical cross-section taken along the line4--4 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary horizontal cross-section taken along the line5-5 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal crosssection taken alongthe line 6-6 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like referencecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several figures, thereference numeral 10 indicates generally a trousers hanger attachmentfor wire coat hangers constructed in accordance with the invention.

The trousers hanger 10 comprises a pair of elongated relative thin fiatframe members 11 and 12 which are arranged in closely adjacent spacedparallel relation and are of identical configuration. Each of the framemem bers 11 and 12 are provided with oppositely extending reduced endportions 13. The reduced end portions 13 are each bifurcated by means ofa slot 14 extending longitudinally thereof so that the reduced endportion 13 is resilient.

A support, generally indicated at 15, is affixed to each end of theframe members 11 and 12 and depends therefrom. The. support 15 comprisesa pair of spaced parallel upright bars 16 and 17 having their upper endssubstantially thickened at 18 and 19, respectively, and joined by abight 20 extending therebetween at an angle to the horizontal. Thethickened portions 18 and 19 are each provided with parallellongitudinally extending slots 21 and 22 of a size to receive and gripthe reduced end portion 13 of the frames 11 and 12, respectively. a

The bars 16 and 17 are provided with opposed detents 23 and 24 adjacentthe bight 20 but spaced therefrom. The bars 16 and 17 are furtherprovided with pairs of interengaging detents 25 and 26 adjacent thelower ends, for reasons to be assigned.

The bars 16 and 17 are reverted at 27 and 28, respectively, and areprovided with. an outw y Qfis PP Patented (Dot. 6, 1959 extension 29 and30, respectively, as best seen in Figure 3. Horizontally extending pantsengaging plates 31 and 32 project integrally from the outwardly offsetportions 29 and 30, 'as best seen in Figure 5.

The supports 15 being mounted on opposite ends of the frames 11 and 12are arranged with the plates 31 and 32 extending toward the center ofthe frames 11 and 12. It should be noted that the upper edges of theplates 31 and 32 are provided with a relatively sharp edge 33 and 34,respectively, to assist in forming a sharp lower crease in the trousers.

The hanger 10 is adapted for attachment to a wire coat hanger generallyindicated at 35 which includes a horizontal lower bar 36 and a pair ofupwardly sloping top bars 37 and 38 extending from opposite ends of thelower bar 36. The wire coat hanger 35 is of conventional design andforms no part of the present invention.

In attaching the trousers hanger 10 to the wire coat hanger 35, thesloping bars 37 and 38 are engaged under the opposite bights 20 of thesupports 15, as seen in Figure l, with the detents 23 and 24 engagedthereunder to assist in securing the hanger 10 to the coat hanger 35.

The lower bar 36 of the coat hanger 35 is engaged between the detents 26on the bar 17 and held therein by one of the detents 25 on the bar 16,as shown in Figure 4. Obviously, in the case of a slightly larger coathanger 35, the lower bar 36 willbe engaged between the detents 25 andheld there by the detent 26.

From the above description it can be seen that the bar 16 of each of thesupports 15 extends down one side of the coat hanger 35, and the bar 17extends down the other side of the coat hanger 35 assuring that thehanger 10 will not be displaced from the coat hanger 35 in use.

After attaching the trousers hanger 10 to the coat hanger 35, the plates31 and 32 are engaged under the cuff portions 39 and 40 on a pair oftrouser legs 41 and 42. The cuff 39 is engaged over the plate 31 on oneof the supports 15 and on the plate 32 of the other support 15 with thetrousers leg in extended position. The coat hanger 35 is then hung on acloset pole in the usual manner so that the trousers, generallyindicated at 43, are suspended therefrom in creased position.

Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, itshould be understand that numerous structural modifications andadaptations may be resorted l to without departing from the scope of the:appended claim.

What is claimed is: r

A trouser hanger attachment for one piece wire coat hangers of the typeincluding a horizontal lower portion and inwardly and upwardly slopingopposed upper portions integrally formed on opposite ends of the lowerportion comprising a pair of flat coextensive laterally spaced parallelframe members, a reduced end portion formed integrally on each of theopposite ends of each of said frame members, a pair of longitudinallyspaced vertically extending supports, said supports each having a pairof spaced parallel slots engaging over the adjacent reduced end portionsof said frames, and a pair of laterally spaced trouser cuff engagingplates integrally secured to the lower end of each of said supports,said plates each being reverted outwardly from its respective supportand extending upwardly from the lower end thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,987,174 Zetlin Ian. 8, 1935 2,456,014 Neaves Dec. 14, 1948 2,675,948Mallory Apr. 20, 1954 2,769,586 Lee Nov. 6, 1956 2,792,978 Cudd May 21,1957

